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17 Decadent Treats To Eat When You're Craving Chocolate. 2-Ingredient Pancakes. A few months ago I picked up a muscle magazine at the gym and almost gagged out loud when I read a recipe for “Protein Cupcakes” that involved mixing protein powder and plain yogurt together and piping it on top of some concoction involving pureed beans, flax seed, wheat germ, and egg whites. “It tastes JUST like a cupcake!” One thing was clear- it had obviously been a long time since that person had consumed an actual cupcake. It’s like when people tell you that you’ll never know there’s kale in that sludge-colored smoothie you’re drinking (I can tell) or that you won’t miss pasta if you substitute a spaghetti squash (no really, you’ll miss it. A lot.) Seriously. I’ve seen this recipe floating around for years, in those same magazines that tried to tell me that my brain will not know the difference between protein powder with yogurt and glorious butter and sugar, so naturally I discounted it immediately.

It’s sort of amazing actually. One large banana. Stick with me. 1. 2. 3. 4. 23 Easy DIY Chocolates You Deserve Right Now. 17 Power Snacks For Studying. Snack smart and study hard. Banana Dog Bites Here’s a reason to get excited about a classic-old combo: bananas — a darling energy-boosting carbohydrate — wrapped in wheat tortillas and peanut butter. Recipe here Mason Jar Hummus and Veggies Mason jar fanatic or not, you can’t deny that this method syncs with gravity: It’s a mess-free way to transport your high-protein hummus and veggies in one container.

Apple Sandwiches with Almond Butter and Granola You’re already carrying a backpack full of heavy books — the last thing you need is a load of bulky snacks. Frozen Yogurt-Covered Blueberries Like bite-size frozen Go-Gurt with real fruit! Roasted Chickpeas Roast them in the oven for 45–60 minutes — just enough time to get through a chapter of notes — then select your seasoning, eat, and charge up for the next chapter. Chocolate Avocado Pudding Good chocolate? Multigrain Flatbread Cracker Snacks buzzfeed.com Blueberry Yogurt Parfait with Granola The timeless healthy snack. Twopeasandtheirpod.com. Nutella Mug Cake at Family Kitchen. Bring Your Child's Favorite Characters to Life with These Disney-Themed Lunches Healthy Mickey-Shaped PB&J Muffins: A Breakfast the Whole Family with Love A Yummy Instant Pot Chicken and Rice Recipe Even the Pickiest Eaters Will Love This 3-Ingredient Coffee Fudge Is the Best Morning Pick-Me-Up.

Easy Single Serving Dessert Recipes - iVillage. 34 Insanely Simple Two-Ingredient Recipes. 2-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie For One & Recipe & Zoom Yummy. This is one of those ‘I-need-a-cookie-right-now-or-I-die’ recipes that can be prepared in almost no time.We all know that kind of situation, don’t we? I definitely do, I confess.And you know what? This impressive cookie not only takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, it tastes really delicious. Just like a good chocolate chip cookie.The preparation is beyond easy… just have a look… First you need this stuff. 1. Place the butter and sugars in a 2-cup bowl or ramekin. 2. 3. 4. Save a few for the top, if you wish to.5. Ta-dah! 6. 60 Second Chocolate Chip Cookie A la Mode.

I had so much fun developing this recipe. Talk about kinda dangerous though. This baby is baked in 60 seconds, no lie!! The cookie dough recipe is prepared right in your ramekin, so we are also talking about minimal dishes. Win win, right? You know those fabulous pizzookie’s you order at certain restaurants? Yah, this is just like that but done in literally no time. This makes one large serving so double or triple the recipe as needed. In any case, Enjoy my friends!! Start by creaming your butter and sugars right in your ramekin. Just like so, light and fluffy. You’ll add a couple tablespoons of beaten egg next. A splash of vanilla please. Give another good stir of the spoon until combined. Once combined, add your dry ingredients right to the ramekin. Flour, salt and baking soda all set! Give a few stirs then…. Time for some fabulous chips! Oh yah! Top with a lovely scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzle with my homemade magic shell! Mmmmm.

To share or not to share? Ingredients Directions. How to Make Brownie in a Mug. Two Minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake at Family Kitchen. This, friends, is where procrastination gets me. I was staring at the computer, mired in writers’ block. I clicked on that Stumble button I installed in my toolbar but never use. Oh look! A new webpage has popped up! On it, a recipe for single-serving peanut butter cake you mix and microwave in a minute. Like those mug cake recipes that have been taunting me for years – only without the mug. The chocolate:peanut butter ratio wasn’t quite right, and so I made the cake chocolate with a spoonful of cocoa.

Chocolate chips are a must – they turn into gooey pockets of melted chocolate in the finished product. Butter or spray a ramekin, or do it right in a mug. It took mine a minute to cook, rather than 30 seconds. Note to self: pick up some vanilla ice cream. Two Minute Chocolate Peanut Butter Cakewith thanks to Cassie of Back to Her Roots! Peanut butter AND portable? Puffy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips. I have cookie moods. Occasionally, I crave a paper thin cookie – the only kind my dad really likes – when I’m aching for dessert with a raging sweet tooth that just won’t quit.

Other days, when I’m reaching for comfort and sometimes feel like eating my emotions, I look for the perfectly thick, chewy cookie, still gooey from the oven, plucked from it’s baking sheet in pieces because I lack patience. And on a rare occurrence, I want to find my cookie inside of things: ice cream, cinnamon rolls, brownies, and bars… to which I will inevitably pick out each piece of cookie so precisely that it appears they were surgically removed by a world class surgeon. A dessert surgeon, that is. This temperamental relationship I share with cookies proves just what a lunatic I am when it comes to food.

Bizarre? Now you know. So… I made cookies. Puffy Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips adapted from the giant rainbow cookies makes about 18 cookies 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoons baking soda P.S. This Must Be What Heaven Tastes Like. Homemade pop tarts. I never had a Pop-Tart until college. I realize that for some people this may cause a shocked reaction on par with my husband’s the time I told him I’ve never watched Goonies before (or Jacob’s, upon discovering the internet). Obviously I grew up under a rock, right? Thus, given my proximity to concrete-like materials you’d think I have been better prepared for the texture of the one I purchased from the vending machine in the basement of my freshman dorm (not at 4 a.m. or anything, either, nope, not this angel!).

But I was not. I understand that if I had toasted it, my experience might have been better. I can’t believe I waited so long to make these. Most recipes I have come across use a pie dough for the pastry but I was really stuck on getting a crust that was a little more sturdy — one with an egg. One year ago: Black Bread Homemade Pop Tarts Adapted from King Arthur Flour 1 additional large egg (to brush on pastry) Make the dough: Whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt.

How To Make The Best Granola Ever. Chocolate Covered Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich Recipe. Chocolate Covered Brownie Ice Cream Sandwich Brownies and Bars, Chocolate, Dessert, Frozen Desserts, Guest Posts | 66 comments I’m taking some time off to be with my family for a little while. The following recipe is written by Jaime of Sophistimom. Welcome, Jaime! Last year, while developing a recipe for homemade Ho-Ho’s, I accidentally made something more like a thin brownie than a cake. Rather than just eat the mistake plain, the kids and I spread it with vanilla ice cream, and made ice cream sandwiches. They were chewy, even when the ice cream set. When Katie invited me to write this post for today, it was still cold and rainy here in the Rocky Mountains. So I turned to my food magazines for a little help, as I often do. And that became my starting point.

Martha’s ice cream bar had only one cookie layer, so I wanted to make it a little different—more like an ice cream sandwich. To make them easier to dip in chocolate, I inserted wooden Dixie cup spoons, and turned them on end to set. Gooey Cookies and Cream Double Chocolate Cake Bars. Oh the joys of summer. Family visiting, beach time, Disneyland adventures and of course over the top baking ideas :) This bar is just that…over the top and decadent.

With just a few simple pantry ingredients, you’ll have this fun recipe staring right at ya, lol! My mom and I whipped this together last week and we are glad we did. Chocolate overload! Hope everyone is having a great summer so far!! You’ll need a Devil’s food cake mix, 1 egg and 1 stick softened butter (1/2 cup/8 tablespoons). I use my hands to mix and you’ll get a firm dough like so. Break it in chunks and place evenly into a 9×13 inch baking pan. Press into pan until even. I’ve baked a thing or two with these bad boys haven’t I? Place them evenly over top. Pour a 14 ounce can of sweetened condensed milk over top of cookies like my sweet mom is doing here Why not add some chocolate chips right? Once cooled, cut into squares and be prepared to swoon! Gooey Cookies and Cream Chocolate Cake Bars 1 Devils Food Cake Mix 1 large egg 1.